All beneficiaries aged 18 to 59 will receive the precaution dose 26 weeks or 6 months after the second dose was delivered at a private Covid vaccination centre. The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday changed the interval between the second COVID vaccine dose and precautionary dose from the previous 9 months to 6 months in…
In NEW DELHI: The Center has requested that all states and union territories make sure that anyone attending large meetings or making a pilgrimage is asymptomatic and, ideally, fully immunized against Covid-19. In a letter to states and UTs on Tuesday, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan warned that large-scale gatherings associated with holidays and yatras…
Soon, the Health Ministry will make a final decision on the advice of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization. Official sources claimed the Standing Technical Sub-Committee (STSC) of the NTAGI (National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation) suggested on Thursday that the gap between the second and precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines be reduced from…
The COVID-19 vaccination coverage in India has exceeded 189.17 crores (1,89,17,69,346) as per the new provisional reports till 7:00 am on 1st May, Sunday as informed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The ministry said that this has been done through 2,33,70,192 sessions. As per the ministry, COVID-19 vaccination for children belonging to…
The national drug regulator has recently granted the emergency use authorisation (EUA) to Bharat Biotech Covaxin for children belonging to the age group of 6 to 12 years. This will now rollout the need for vaccinating children under the age of 12. India has been consistently rolling out the Covid-19 vaccines based on epidemiological…
Perceiving the essential job of the India-US association in battling the Covid pandemic and other contemporary worldwide wellbeing challenges, the two nations have reaffirmed their obligation to work with joint research and information sharing to address obstructions to pandemic-related immunizations and clinical creation to guarantee that supply chains for antibodies are “stronger, steady and unsurprising.”…
COVID-19 vaccination coverage in India has crossed almost 165.6 crore with over 53 lakh vaccine doses administered this Saturday, as per a recent report by the Union health ministry. The regular vaccination tally is expected to double up with the compilation of the final reports, as per recent statement. Approximately, 53,96,51,188 first doses have been…
More than nine lakh beneficiaries got their 3rd dose of the Covid vaccine on the very first day of the ‘Precaution Dose’ vaccination drive. This was provided to the frontline workers, healthcare workers, and 60+ individuals began on Monday all across the country. “The 1st day of ‘Precaution Dose’ for the identified beneficiaries for the…
Over 6.79 lakh teens aged between 15-18 were enrolled on the Co-Win platform till 9 pm Sunday to get Covid vaccination that will start for this accomplice from Monday. These teenagers will be expected to be regulated by Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin in two portions with a hole of 28 days. The Center has encouraged states…
Senior residents won’t need to create a clinical testament or prescription or confirmation of their frail condition while taking the Covid-19 third dose yet they are recommended to go for the “precautionary dose” solely after they are medicinally encouraged to do as such. As per the letter sent by health secretary Rajesh Bhushan to states…